Country Ham Speech Contest
Friday, June 6, 2008
Registration at 6:30 and Speeches begin at 7 p.m.
Awards at 8:30 p.m.
Market/Show Barn
Contest Chair- Judy Kelso
- Premium Money $150.00
- The Danish System will be used.
- Calloway County Youth Participating in the Country Ham Project in 2006-2007 may give speech in preparation for the State Fair Competition in August at the Kentucky State Fair.
- Youth 9 to 13 will give a 3 to 5 minute speech.
- Youth 14 to 19 will give a 5 to 7 minute speech.
- Contents of the speech must include process of curing the ham.
- Youth will be judged on content, voice quality, expression, knowledge of subject, interest and eye contact.
- The State Fair Scoring Guide will be used.
- Decisions of the judges are final and changes to the contest may occur if the contest committee deems necessary.
- Participants (and anyone attending with the participant) will
be charged fair admission at $10.00 per person, but will not be charged an
entry fee for the show. If participants pre-register by no later than
Tuesday, May 27th the fair admission fee will be waived for the participant
and he/she will only be charged a $2.00 entry fee. If a pre-registered
participant chooses to enter other parts of the fair he/she will be charged
the $10.00 admission fee. To PRE-REGISTER with Ginny Harper - 310 South Fourth Street - Murray, KY 42071; PHONE:
(270) 753-1456, FAX: (270) 759-4243. This information will be requested when you register: Name of Youth and Age, and Classes entering.